Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-03-16

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day, among whom was John @. Car.
Isle, who made the speech ofthe even
ing. Mr.. Csrlisle's chief virtue was
stated by the chairman to be that he
haf cen denounced by Senator Hoar.
Carlisle said:
You will not permit Massach usetts
TO remain always q Republican state.
Old prejudices are passing away.
Massachusetts, IS already moving To.
ward the Democratic position, with
the Bay Stay club 10 front, and your
brothers everywhere hope TO see her
on the right of the line In 1883. In
the very nature Of things, this country
must always be governed by political
parties. We need not be ashamed 10
De known ss party mem IL we hon.
estly believe that the principles and
policies represented by the organiza-
tion 70 which we are attached will best
promote the interests OF the nation
and welfare Of the people. This is the
only true basis for political parties and
any party organized upon afoundstion
less broad, less patriotic than this will
soon degenerate into q mere faction,
and cease to command or deserve the
respect Of intelligent citizens. From
the formation Vt our cons stitution TO
the present time the point Of irrecon-
ciliable difference between the Demo
cratic party and all its adver saries has
been NJ 10 the nature and ex tent of the
federal powers. The principle Of local
self-gUvernment is the vital paf ofDem.
ocrscy. The constitution does not sanc-
tion secession or nullification, but IL
instructs the states and their people as
TO the boundaries of all legislative, ex.
ecutive and judicial power not dele
gated TO the United States. By this
constit itional doctrine OF states rights
the Democratic PARTY of this country
stands to-day as II always has stood,
and ss trust ii will stand forever
hereafter. Twenty-Five years ago the,
tendency was to carry this doctrine to
dangerous extent. But since that
time the dangerou. extreme has
threatened from an opposite direction.
Great and powerful interests, too DOW.
erful almost to be successfully resisted,
are constantly pressing against the
barriers OF the constitution and de-
manding the extension Of the federal
power to degree never c0ntem plated
by the most extreme federslist in the
early days. IL is quite common now
to hear able gentlemen contend for
the exercise OF power by the general
government over particular subjects,
simply because the states refuse TO do
SO, or because IL 10 thought that the
state legislation might not be effective
enough. Th argument Is that what
ever the states will not do or cannot
do must be done by Congress or the
departments of the general govern
ment, and that independently of these
specific grants Of power IL 10 the right
and the duty OF q government TO exer-
else general supervision and control
over all the concerns Of the people.
This 10 not Democratic doctrine Us
understand IL, and never was. It
means GENERALIZATION first aud
inevitable dissolution afterward.
Your town meeting is the most
Democratic institution in this country.
IL has never endangered the liberty OF
y single humane being. Inc town,
the state and the general government
all have their appropriative powers
aud duty, and 20 long Ms theses are re-
spected and maintained, neither en-
croaching on the domain OF the other,
there will be harmony and unity in
our complex system of government.
Fortunately We have At last been per-
mitted TO iuagurste Democratic nat
ional administration, and more fortu-
naiely still, that administration, by its
conservative and patriotic course, by
its honest and faithful execution of the
laws and by It's regard for the rights Of
all classes Of men, has given abundant
assurances that the executive lower
can Oe safely trusted 10 our hands.
This country was never better govern
ed than IL is now, aud IL was never
more tranquil and conIented than IL
II now. Ii is true that abuses exist,
but they were not insugursIed by this
administration. Many O'then have
aeen corrected, but most Of these that
remain are not under the control of
the executive department alone. In
my Judgment the government has no
moral or legal right TO impose taxes
upon ils citizens, excepting for the
purpose Of raising revenue to defray
its necessary expenses and pay its Just
debts. Whenever IL goes beyond this
IL disregards, In my oninion, .he plain
purpose for which the po wtr OF taxation
was conferred on il, and believe that
this is the doctrine Of an overwhelm-
inc fnaiority of this mericnu Domo-